MzLaurie
Avid Member
Are the walls to your cage glass? You really need to get rid of the entire floor and have it clean for several reasons. First, she is a female and will think the floor is the floor of the forest and try to dig a hole to lay eggs with no luck. She won’t know to use a lay bin. Next, it is a breeding ground for bacteria, mold, and parasites. Also the food is going to wander down there and she will snap out her sticky tongue and pickup other stuff with the food that will cause her impaction. On the other hand, I love the vines and branches you added. The feeding cup needs to be really wedged in so it stable with a branch in it and over it so she can climb in and out. Also I always had a second feeding cup that I glued to a heavy rock and set on a tall covered Tupperware tower that was filled with rocks and wax. You can use an upside down terracotta pot as they are heavy. I had it placed on the ground but up under vines that mine could get to when they were still hungry and put different feeders in there like the treats wax worm and mealworms. That way when I misted I could pick up the bowl so it would get wet. How are you misting? The misting triggers the drink response and help with humidity.